Aesthetic encounters in the Boston area and sometimes beyond
Musical (2018)
Book by John Logan based on the 2001 Twentieth Century Fox motion picture directed by Baz Luhrmann
Directed by Alex Timbers
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Boston
Through August 19, 2018
With Karen Olivo, Aaron Tveit, Danny Burstein
An over-the-top staged musical extravaganza based on the over-the-top 2001 cinematic extravaganza by Baz Luhrmann.
Musical (2015)
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Book by Craig Lucas
Inspired by the film
An American in Paris (1951)
Director and Choreographer:
Jeffry Denman
Ogunquit Playhouse
Ogunquit, Maine
July 11 – August 4, 2018
A superlative production of the newly adapted musical based on the classic 1951 film inspired by George Gershwin’s 1928 orchestral piece inspired by his time in Paris in the late 1920s.
Musical (1944)
in semi-staged concert format
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Betty Comden and
Adolph Green
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
The Boston Pops Orchestra
Symphony Hall, Boston
June 1, 2018, 8pm
A superbly rendered semi-staged version of the early Bernstein musical about three sailors on leave in New York City.
Musical (2008)
Music and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Book by John Weidman
Co-Directed by Spiro Veloudos and Ilyse Robbins
Music Director: Jonathan Goldberg
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Copley Square area, Boston
January 12 – February 11, 2018
A thoroughly competent and sometimes rousing account of the latest Stephen Sondheim musical, now ten years old, based on the historic lives of the Mizner brothers who made their names as con artists in business during the first part of the twentieth century.
Musical (1981)
Music and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth
Based on the original play by George S, Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directed by Maria Friedman
Music Director and Conductor: Matthew Stern
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston University Theater
Symphony Hall area, Boston
September 8 – October 15, 2017
A stunningly good production of the Sondheim musical from the early 1980s which flopped originally on Broadway but found new life in London in the early 1990s.
